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Which, I wonder, brother reade...

Which, I wonder, brother reader, is the better lot, to die prosperous and famous, or poor and disappointed? To have, and to be forced to yield; or to sink out of life, having played and lost the game? That must be a strange feeling, when a day of our life comes and we say, 'To-morrow, success or failure won't matter much; and the sun will rise, and all the myriads of mankind go to their work or their pleasure as usual, but I shall be out of the turmoil.'

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Why do they always put mud int...

Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots?

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

We have only to change the poi...

We have only to change the point of view and the greatest action looks mean.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Certain corpuscles, denominate...

Certain corpuscles, denominated Christmas Books, with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the old and the inauguration of the New Year.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

At that comfortable tavern on ...

At that comfortable tavern on Pontchartrain we had a bouillabaisse than which a better was never eaten at Marseilles; and not the least headache in the morning, I give you my word; on the contrary, you only wake with a sweet refreshing thirst for claret and water.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

All amusements to which virtuo...

All amusements to which virtuous women are not admitted, are, rely upon it, deleterious in their nature.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

As an occupation in declining ...

As an occupation in declining years, I declare I think saving is useful, amusing and not unbecoming. It must be a perpetual amusement. It is a game that can be played by day, by night, at home and abroad, and at which you must win in the long run. . . . What an interest it imparts to life!.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

You, who are ashamed of your p...

You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

It is from the level of calami...

It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

The best of women are hypocrit...

The best of women are hypocrites.

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Alas! we are the sport of dest...

Alas! we are the sport of destiny.

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What woman, however old, has n...

What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender, in the inmost cupboards of her heart?

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

For my part, I believe that re...

For my part, I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man's moral senses,--the very easiest to be deadened when wakened, and in some never wakened at all.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

I believe that remorse is the ...

I believe that remorse is the least active of all a man's moral senses.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Hint at the existence of wicke...

Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody's fine feelings may be offended.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Ah me! we wound where we never...

Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion. - William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

It seems to me one cannot sit ...

It seems to me one cannot sit down in that place [the Round Reading room of the British Museum] without a heart full of grateful reverence. I own to have said my grace at the table, and to have thanked Heaven for my English birthright, freely to partake of these beautiful books, and speak the truth I find there.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Which of us is happy in this w...

Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

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All is vanity, nothing is fair...

All is vanity, nothing is fair.

William Makepeace Thackeray 332 quotes

Life is soul's nursery- its tr...

Life is soul's nursery- its training place for the destinies of eternity.

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....